Alice Maroni
Acting Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Alice Maroni is the acting director of PBGC, a role she has held since March 17, 2025. Maroni previously served as acting director from September 2014 to October 2015.
She began her tenure at PBGC in May 2011, serving as the agency’s chief management officer. In this role, Maroni was responsible for PBGC’s budget, human resources, procurement, facilities, and strategic planning. As a member of the agency’s executive management committee, she has provided advice and counsel to PBGC directors on all matters that impact the agency’s operations and policies.
Prior to joining PBGC, Maroni worked at the Smithsonian Institution where she served as chief financial officer, with responsibility for the institution’s financial integrity, including budgeting and contracting services.
Before joining the Smithsonian, Maroni was Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). In that capacity, she advised the Pentagon leadership on all budgetary and fiscal matters and management improvement programs. On an interim basis, she served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, functioning as the department’s chief of staff.
Previously in her career, Maroni was a professional staff member of the House Armed Services Committee and worked at the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress.
Maroni graduated from Mount Holyoke College and earned a master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.